March 2022
ROTHWELL PARISH COUNCIL
Notes of Meeting of Parish Council held at the village hall on Wednesday 16th March 2022.
Present: Cllrs C. Dale, E. Ellinor, W. Emms, R. Thomas
Also present: D. Beer (Clerk to the Council), Cllr Tom Regis
Julia Raftery and Mark Colebrook
The meeting commenced at 7.35
1. Apologies for absence. Cllr Norman Deakin.
2. Co-option of Councillor: Both Julia Raftery and Mark Colebrook made presentations to the Council. A vote was taken and Julia Raftery was co-opted onto the Council. It was noted that Cllr Deakin had resigned, leaving a further vacancy, which is now being advertised. Mr Colebrook was invited to re-apply. Mr Colebrook left the meeting
3. Declarations of Interest NONE
4. To approve minutes of the meeting held 19th January 2022. RESOLVED and duly signed.
5. Chairman & Council’s comments/updates. None.
6. WLDC councillors updates. Fly tipping had been reported. Cllr Davey wondered if a camera could be installed at the lay-by behind the Motocross site where there is a frequent occurrence of fly tipping. Potholes on the edge of the roads leading to the airport were also a problem. Cllr Regis would bring this up with LCC. Cllr Regis left the meeting.
7.Clerk's report on matters outstanding:
No action had been taken on the gravel in the culvert – the report stated that there was very little gravel to be seen. Cllr Emms suggested the problem may be that gravel is being washed down and getting stuck in the water pipe. Clerk to comment on the report and ask for a revisit.
The invoices that the Parish Council has paid on behalf of the village hall have been refunded by the newly formed Village Hall Committee.
8. Finance:
a) Accounts for payment.
LALC subscription: £74.87
It was RESOLVED to pay this account and a cheque was duly signed.
b) On-line banking. Cllr Davey said it was a complicated process to update all the signatories on the account so, for ease of administration, it was RESOLVED to open an account with Unity and close both Nat West Accounts.. Clerk to set this up and set up all Councillors as signatories.
9. Planning applications: none.
10. Correspondence
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A letter from Mr Kroy re reported trespassers on his land. It was pointed out that the land is not his, and the clerk was asked to respond saying it was not a PC matter and he should speak to the landowner.
11. It was RESOLVED to adopt the new Code Of Conduct
12. Speed restriction signs update.
The clerk reported that most are around £2000. The police have no grants for to offer. The Caistor sign is not working so it is not worth pursuing. Walesby PC is purchasing one and has offered to rent it to one or more parishes out for short periods of time. The question of insurance was raised and the clerk agreed to enquire whether it would be covered on our insurance. If 4 parishes agreed to share it could be cost effective. Cllr Emms pointed out that each parish would have to have its own brackets for ease of installation. The clerk was asked to enquire if there was any new funding coming on stream.
13. Any other business:
Mr Deakin had asked by email if the broken speed sign could be replaced. Cllr Davey has a spare sign, which could be used. The issue of potholes on School Lane was mentioned. Cllr Smith will update when he attends the next meeting.
The date of the next meeting was agreed as Wednesday 18th May.
There being no further business the meeting closed at 8.45.